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thesealocust wrote:You claim that JD Match adds value above sending a firm a resume, but you never suggested how.

Kind of curious about this myself. One of the benefits of the MD (or PhD) Match program is that it virtually locks in interviews for participants as far as I can tell, and it is the primary system that all medical students use to get jobs. I thought JD Match was run by the same company and would work the same way, but apparently not. Perhaps you could elaborate on the differences between JD Match and the Match company that handles medical recruiting and placement?

G. T. L. Rev. wrote: if and when JD Match participants experience some success, how will you characterize that success in your advertisements? Surely if JD Match is not going to play a role in "what happens next" after an initial match is made, then one would never be able to say "JD Match got me this job."

It's nice to hear from Bruce but I still don't see how he justifies charging $100 per student so that we can build the network necessary to get his site off the ground for him. Everything else he says sounds all well and good, but when I look at his website, all I see are vague promises followed by a prompt to enter my credit card information. Regardless of your credentials or your intentions, Bruce, your website feels cheap and scammy and I won't pay you for the privilege of becoming an asset necessary for your model to function. Best of luck, though!

I think this would be a very useful tool that hundreds to thousands of students would sign up for it if was free. that would lead to the "network effect" and then JD Match could monetize the site by charging firms. however, I feel that "double dipping" - charging firms and students - is the wrong way to go.

gwuorbust wrote:I think this would be a very useful tool that hundreds to thousands of students would sign up for it if was free. that would lead to the "network effect" and then JD Match could monetize the site by charging firms. however, I feel that "double dipping" - charging firms and students - is the wrong way to go.

1). Keep that garbage out of this thread. JD Match guy was kind enough to come here and answer questions, don't run him out of here.

2). He is not charging a lot here people. 100 is a lot of money but read the thread on what to wear to OCI - people will readily spend over $100 on clothing for interviews they may never even get. Plenty of people will drop the $100 because its a low risk high reward thing. If you really want to give Biglaw a shot, don't go to the bar 4x and bam you get in on this. For how much school costs, and how much people drop on supplements and LSAT and everything else this is not an egregiously priced service.

3). He will get PLENTY of people to sign up. TLS is a small share of well informed (for the most part) law students, who do their due diligence. However, look how many people take the LSAT and enroll in law school with NO clue. There are a ton. There are also a ton of people whose parents will read about this in the NYT and will pay for it for their kids. The people will come.

4). He is offering a service and its in its infant stages. Perhaps it should be cheaper now because he will inevitably have many more firms signed up for future users. He does not claim to get you a job, just gives another option for that small chance.

In sum - he will get his students. His business will do well, it seems like a really good idea and this will probably end up helping a lot of kids in the long run.

Thanks for looking outside the box and exploring new ideas Bruce. Don't be put off by the TLS groupthink, its pretty strong.

Anonymous User wrote:Thanks for looking outside the box and exploring new ideas Bruce. Don't be put off by the TLS groupthink, its pretty strong.

Or, consider it valuable feedback directly from your target market base, and adjust your business plan accordingly. But no, you should probably just totally ignore it and see how that works out for you.

Anonymous User wrote:1). Keep that garbage out of this thread. JD Match guy was kind enough to come here and answer questions, don't run him out of here.

2). He is not charging a lot here people. 100 is a lot of money but read the thread on what to wear to OCI - people will readily spend over $100 on clothing for interviews they may never even get. Plenty of people will drop the $100 because its a low risk high reward thing. If you really want to give Biglaw a shot, don't go to the bar 4x and bam you get in on this. For how much school costs, and how much people drop on supplements and LSAT and everything else this is not an egregiously priced service.

3). He will get PLENTY of people to sign up. TLS is a small share of well informed (for the most part) law students, who do their due diligence. However, look how many people take the LSAT and enroll in law school with NO clue. There are a ton. There are also a ton of people whose parents will read about this in the NYT and will pay for it for their kids. The people will come.

4). He is offering a service and its in its infant stages. Perhaps it should be cheaper now because he will inevitably have many more firms signed up for future users. He does not claim to get you a job, just gives another option for that small chance.

In sum - he will get his students. His business will do well, it seems like a really good idea and this will probably end up helping a lot of kids in the long run.

Thanks for looking outside the box and exploring new ideas Bruce. Don't be put off by the TLS groupthink, its pretty strong.